Water Resources Project Manager

VHB is seeking a Senior Water Resources Engineer for its growing Water Resources group in New England, with a hybrid work model available. The role involves managing projects related to water resource challenges, including stormwater designs, flood mitigation, and ecological restoration. Key responsibilities include project management, client engagement, and conducting water resource studies. Candidates should have a degree in civil/environmental engineering, 5-8 years of relevant experience, and strong communication skills. AutoCAD and GIS experience are preferred.
Overview

ABOUT THE POSITION

Senior Water Resources Engineer | Hybrid | Open to any New England office location

VHB’s Water Resources group is growing across New England, and we're looking for a Senior Engineer to join its dynamic team of Water Resource and Water Quality specialists. In this position you will assist our clients with developing strategic, cost-effective, and forward-thinking solutions to their water resource, ecological restoration, transportation, and environmental challenges. You will have an opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects, ranging from site to watershed scale. Projects may include stormwater designs, bridge hydraulics and scour, stream restorations, flood mitigation and management, and coastal resiliency.

Responsibilities
• Identify both short-term deadlines, deliverables, and tasks as well as long-term client goals
• Track budgets, schedules, staff availability, and ensure internal and external intermediate and final deadlines are met
• Assist with identifying and pursuing new clients and leverage existing relationships to continue to provide valuable services to VHB's existing clients
• Assist clients with stormwater regulatory compliance and initiatives to develop comprehensive approaches that are efficient and sustainable
• Conduct, or lead staff who are conducting, a wide array of water resources related studies and analysis
• Support related water resources work such as integrated water resources planning, resiliency planning, watershed management and stormwater control planning, stormwater master planning, and NPDES permitting-related tasks
• Prepare reports for stormwater analyses and designs
• Work within a team of professionals in developing site civil engineering plans and specifications for a multitude of environmental, land development, transportation, and water resources projects

Skills & Abilities
• Superior project management skills on water resource projects
• Familiarity with stormwater management design, Low Impact Development/green infrastructure design, floodplain management, storm sewer design, grading, and site design
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Team-oriented with strong capability to motivate others
• Highly motivated self-starter
• Superior ability to collaboratively problem solve with stakeholders, clients, and teammates
• Experience with hydrologic and hydraulic modeling programs
• Understanding of local, state, and federal permitting

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in civil/environmental/water resource engineering or related discipline, master’s degree a plus
• P.E. licensure expected or ability to obtain within 6 months
• 5-8 years of stormwater, water quality, and/or regulatory experience, including project management experience
• 8-11 years of experience preferred
• Experience supervising or mentoring desired
• AutoCAD, and GIS experience strongly desired

We are VHB! We’re an inspired and innovative team of engineers, scientists, planners, and designers who partner with clients in the transportation, real estate, institutional, and energy industries, as well as federal, state, and local governments. Our work helps improve mobility, enhance communities, and contribute to economic vitality. We do this while balancing development and infrastructure needs with stewardship of our environment.

Our people make us great! VHB provides a differentiating employee experience, which includes:
• Diverse and inclusive culture of collaboration and innovation
• Opportunity to work on complex, transformational projects
• Community and social responsibility as sustainable stewards
• Focus on learning, development, and career growth
• Best-in-class benefits, including flexible, hybrid workplace

We are consistently rated one of the top AEC firms to work for across our 30+ offices on the East Coast. We’re growing, and we hope you’ll join us!

VHB is a proud Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. Since our founding, we have intentionally fostered a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion—supported by deep-rooted core values, one of which is diversity. All individuals receive consideration for employment based on their qualifications without discrimination for race/ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, pregnancy, marital status, or any other basis protected by law.

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